, 1887-02-03
WARRINGTON NoEs.
HINr DIRECTORS REPORT.

HINT DIRECTORS y hEPOkT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The secre
tary of the treasury to-day transmitted
to the speaker Of the house OF repre-
sentatives report relating to
silv.. coinage. The director pre-
sents table from which
it appears that the cost of the
amount of bullion delivery on monthly
purchases during the past fiscal year
was $24, 1896, ,OOz, Of face value of coin
age was $29, 1886, ,9O5. During the first
six months OF the current fiscal year
the cost of monthly purchases OF bull
lion was $l3, sos ,4O3, and coinage $15,-
960, 1851. In only one month, July,
1885, did the the coinage fall below
two million dollars. in that month
the total cost of purchase delivered
was 81 ,57S,S74, from which coinage
was $1,0OOO0O. The director says it
will be seen from the table that the
law has been complied with during
the past fiscal year as well as for
the remaining months OF the calendar.
wHITMAN's PENSION.
In reporting favorable Il bill to end
sion Walt Whitman, at the rate of
$25 per month, the house committee
on valid pensions says: "The poet
dedicated himself during the war to
unceasing care as nurse OF our sick
and wounded soldiers, and his almost
devotional ministrations were well
known to the citizens of Washington
and of the nation"
MRS. LoGAN's PENSION.
In an adverse report upon the SEN
ate bill granting pension to Mrs. Lo-
gan, the committee on valid pensions
i'm the house says that should congress
pass the bill and the precedent set by
il should be carried out il would increase
the pension roll x34O, 600 annually. In
u majority of cases, as in this case, no
relief from actual embarrassment of
poverty would be afforded. 1T
was we'll known that thous-
ands of poor and aged widows
of brave and worthy soldiers were de-
MED pension of $12 per month be-
cause of their inability to connect the
death of their husbands with their
military service. In this case no sort
of claim was advanced that the death
of Gen. Logan was attributed to his
military service. 1t was q we'll known
fact that Mrs. Logan was in possession
of an ample estate and while the COM
mittee entertain the highest regard
for her, both on account OF
her high character and personal worth
as well AS on account of the brave and
gallan. record of General Logan AS a
soldier, and his useful and spotless
record as u civilian and statesman
they believe that the passage OF this
and all similar bills would be in the
direction of building up in this coun-
try an aristOcracy contrary TO every
principle of an equal government for
all, for which Gen. Logan fought
in and was ably contented in
times OF peace. A similar report was
presented in the case of the senate bill
to increase the pension to the widow
OF General Frank Blair. The republi-
can members of the committee pre-
sented minority report earnestly rec
ommending the passage of the bill to
pension Mrs. Logan. The report re-
citing the brilliant career of Gen. Lo.
gan says: That il is reasonably Ger.
tain that his death was the direct re-
suit of his military service and. that his
transcending achievements were vol.
untary contributions of his splendid
military genius inspired by convictions
of duty and patriotic impulses, seldom,
equalled and never excelled.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The president to-day sent the follow.
ing message to the house:
To the house of representatives: In
response to resolution of the house
of representatives, adopted on the 22d
ultimo, calling upon me for copy OF
the treaty or convention proposed tC
the senate and ratified by that body be-
tween the United States and the gov
eminent of Hawaii, transmit here
with the report OF the secretary OF
state, with accompanying papers. II
is proper to remark in this relation
that no convention whatever has been
agreed to and ratified by the president
and senate as is recited in the
preamble to said resolution of the
house of representatives, but that the
documents referred to exhibiting the
action of the executive and senate re-
spectively are communicated i'll COM
pliance with the request of the rcsolu-
ton. (Signed),
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The report of the secretary
OF state which accompanies this
communication, embodies the
text of supplementary
| treaty. extending the Hawaiian re-
ciprocity treaty seven years, and a